Development and Commercialization of Fungicides and Bactericides for Horticultural Crops/Improving and Integrating Disease Management for Pulse Crops

Development and Commercialization of Fungicides and Bactericides for Horticultural CropsImproving and Integrating Disease Management for Pulse CropsDamian A. Sowa, M.Sc.Commercial DirectorThe ProblemLack of Effective & Available Bactericides Grower identified need Bacterial diseases are rampant in pulse & horticultural crops Bacterial bean blight, tomato canker, etc Very few available solutions Streptomycin to be removed from market Copper products ineffective Resistance forming in fungi & bacteriaInnovotech’s ProposalAgressTM All-in-one bactericide & fungicide for horticultural crops Reduce spray times & amounts Integrated solution Pulse crop pest management integration Genetics, seed treatment & spray Spray same as seed treatment Multiple targets for bacteria & fungiThe Green BulletTM Activated silver compound Broad spectrum bacteria & fungi control Low-resistance formation potential Inexpensive Environmentally friendly Potential organic pesticide Very low use rates Decomposition products naturally occurring Safe to crops up to 100x use rateDevelopment of Agress™ Support from pulse grower groups (AB, Sask, Canada) Support from AAFC, AARD Trials being conducted across Canada by partners University, AAFC, AARD, private growersBean Blight Seed TreatmentNatural y infested bean seed.Untreated (left) Agress™ treated (right).Brown discoloration and wilt due to bacterial blight diseaseBean Blight Seed TreatmentNatural y infested bean seed.Agress™ treated (left), AGRESS Untreated untreated (right)Reduced emergence due to bacterial blight diseaseBean Blight Foliar Spray60% Disease Incidence40200WaterKocideParasolAgressBean plants inoculated with foliar bean blightAgress™ treated (top), untreated (bottom)Integrated Pest Management Test blight-resistant seeds, seed treatments & blight-control sprays Use control test groups, different seed treatments & spraysGM – ST – SpraySusc – ST – Spray GM – STSusc – ST GM – SpraySusc – Spray GMSuscTomato Bacterial DiseasesTomato Canker Agress is an effective post-infection treatment of tomato canker, bacterial spot, and bacterial speck.Untreated Water Parasol AgressTomato Spot Water Agress Document Outline

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